Venom and Carnage

 What a Nightmare!

I've been listing a bunch of Amazing Spider-Man comics that feature Venom and Carnage - what a nightmare!

If you've been reading our blogs you know that my husband, Michael, grew up with Marvel Comics in the '60s. 

I'm the newcomer.  So, he had to explain to me that Carnage is actually Venom's not-so-adorable 'offspring'. 

(Technically Carnage is the combination of a symbiote spawned from the original Venom symbiote and the serial killer, and former cell mate of Eddie Brock, Cletus Kasady.)

Who came up with that?  That's someone I never want to be trapped in an elevator with. 

So, I'm listing Amazing Spider-Man issue #346 and I'm waiting for the picture to upload.  I'm staring at the cover trying to figure out what it is.  I guess I was staring a little too closely because it took me a while to realize it was Venom's disgusting face and that red thing is his disgusting tongue!  Oh gross - I'm gonna have nightmares now for sure.

After listing these comics, I now understand the disappointment of some Spidey fans in Venom's depiction in Spider-Man III.  I first heard about this from a clerk in our local Blockbuster.  She gave the movie a thumbs down soley because of her disappointment with Venom - he just wasn't intense enough for her.  At the time, I really wondered what she'd expected - now I know better! But I can understand why Rami sanitized Venom for the movie going masses.

A personal aside:  Since Spidey-3, whenever Michael comes back from Blockbuster, I ask if he saw our favorite clerk , "Venom Girl." Since then he's actually told her I refer to her by that name - and she likes it! It's a whole new generation of comic book fans!  I'm sure they'll enjoy these Amazing Spider-Man featuring Venom and Carnage.

Tina